New conversations are sparking around birth control pills and cancer. The World Health Organization has classified combined oral contraceptive pills as Group 1 carcinogens since 2008. Data suggests ...

While the classification was made over a decade ago, viral posts on social media have claimed that the birth control pill has ...

If you're sexually active and don't want to get pregnant right now, birth control is one of the most effective tools available. Understanding what your options are, and how to get access ...

A crumpled foil pack of oral contraceptive pills. There are three types of birth control pills. They all work by releasing synthetic hormones to prevent pregnancy, but they do have different side ...

On the three-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, dozens of state lawmakers and prolife groups ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Millions of women in the United States trust the safety of their birth control, never imagining it could lead to severe health conditions like a brain tumor. Yet, cases ...

Tennessee is poised to become the first, and only, southern state to codify protections for IVF and birth control into law. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) In a legislative session dominated by the GOP ...

You can take some birth control pills as emergency contraception when you take them in higher-than-usual amounts. The uptick in hormones can help delay ovulation and prevent implantation.

Birth control pills are generally safe, effective, and well-tolerated. People who don’t smoke should be able to take birth control pills until menopause or until they no longer need them.

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic could mess with your birth control — and get you pregnant By McKenzie Beard Published June 7, 2025, 10:10 a.m. ET ...

On June 4, Health Canada issued a recall for Seasonale, a brand of birth control pills produced by Canadian pharmaceutical company Teva Canada Ltd. The pills contain 0.15 mg of levonorgestrel and 0.03 ...